Edward Hitchcock lecture notes on temperance

Notes by Edward Hitchcock apparently intended for an address to a group of people on the subject of temperance. Hitchcock discusses his own history with the temperance movement, laments what appears to be a loss of momentum for the movement, and stresses the need to continue the fight for total abstinence from alcohol, suggesting the distribution of literature about temperance as a key part of the movement's success.

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